Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali(Urdu:میر ظفراللہ خان جمالی;1 January 1944 – 2 December 2020) was aPakistanipolitician who served as the 15thprime minister of Pakistanfrom 2002 until his resignation in 2004. He was the first and only elected prime minister fromBalochistan, Pakistan.
Originally a supporter of thePakistan Peoples Party,Jamali emerged from the politics of Balochistan under military governorRahimuddin Khanduring the 1970s. He became a national figure as part of the government ofNawaz Sharif,and wasChief Ministerof Balochistan for two non-consecutive terms (from June–December 1988 and November 1996 –February 1997). Although he was a senior leader in thePakistan Muslim League(PML) and Sharif's confidant, relations between Jamali and Sharif cooled and Jamali joined thePakistan Muslim League (Q)after the1999 coupled by GeneralPervez Musharraf.In the2002 general election,Jamali won his bid for the office of Prime Minister after his supporters and colleagues crossed party lines to support him. On 21 November 2002 Jamali was appointed the 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan-designate. He took the oath on 23 November 2002, serving until he unexpectedly announced his resignation in 2004. He is the fifth shortest-serving democratically elected Prime Minister in the history of Pakistan.[2]
Early life and education
editJamali was born on 1 January 1944[1]to a political, religious[3]and landlord family in Rojhan village ofCommissariat Baluchistanof theBritish Indian Empire,[4]nowNasirabad DistrictinBalochistan, Pakistan.[5]
Jamali received his early education atLawrence College, Murreeand A-levels from Aitchison College, Lahore.Jamali was a great hockey player in his time. He then studied in a government college for a bachelor's degree. He received his master's degree in political science at theUniversity of the Punjabin 1965.[3][4][5]
Political career
editJamali began his political career in 1970 and joined PPP.[4]Jamali took part in1970 Pakistani general electionfor the first time, but lost it.[5]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan in1977 Pakistani general electionon a PPP ticket.[5]He was appointed a provincial minister in the provincial cabinet of NawabMohammad Khan Barozaiin Balochistan.[3]He briefly held portfolios for the departments of Food, Information, Law and Parliamentary Affairs.[6]
After the imposition of martial law in Pakistan by GeneralZia-ul-Haq,he was allied to Zia-ul-Haq.[5]
Jamali was appointed as a state minister in the federal cabinet by GeneralZia-ul-Haq.[3][5]
Jamali was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in1985 Pakistani general electionfrom Naseerabad constituency and was inducted into the federal cabinet of Junejo and given the portfolio of Federal Minister of water and power.[5]
Jamali was appointed as the caretaker Chief Minister of Balochistan in 1988 after General Zia-ul-Haq dismissed the government of Junejo.[4][5]
Jamali was re-elected as the member of the provincial assembly of Balochistan in1988 Pakistani general electionand became the chief minister of Balochistan.[5]
He was elected as the member of the Senate of Pakistan[4]in 1994 and again in 1997.[7]
Jamali ran for the seat of National Assembly in the1990 Pakistani general elections,but was defeated by a PPP candidate.[5]
He was re-elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly in1993 Pakistani general electionson the PML ticket and defeated a PPP nominee. Jamali was re-appointed caretaker as the chief minister of Balochistan in 1997.[5]
Prime Minister of Pakistan
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In July 2002, Jamali joined thePakistan Muslim League's breakawayPakistan Muslim League (Q).[6]
He was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in2002 Pakistani general election.[8]
In November 2002, Jamali became the 13thPrime Minister of Pakistanby a simple majority for five years for the first time after securing 188 votes out of 342 seats in the National Assembly of Pakistan.[9][10]He was the first politician from Balochistan to become prime minister of Pakistan.[3][4][5]
Since no party had an exclusive mandate, his election as Prime Minister followed weeks of negotiation.[9]He formed acoalition governmentwithMQM,MMA,PPPPand thesplinter groupof thePakistan Muslim League.[9]He oversaw Pakistan's transition fromtwo-partytomulti-party democracy.[9]
Foreign policy
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In 2004, Jamali visited Afghanistan, which was the first highest-level visit from Pakistan since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001 which was an ally of Pakistan. Jamali supportedHamid KarzaiasPresident of Afghanistanand assured him of cooperation between the government of both countries in everything, from trade to terrorism.[11]Jamali announced donations of 300 buses and trucks, scholarships for Afghan students and aid for improvement of road, railway and hospital projects in Afghanistan.[11]
In October 2003 Jamali visited the United States, meeting with PresidentGeorge W. Bushand vowing to support the U.S. in thewar on terror.[12]
Jamali vowed to improverelations with Indiaimmediately after assuming office[9][13][14][15]and procuring a peace agreement and cease-fire in thedisputed Kashmirregion.[16]He appointed a special envoy to improve relations and lessen tensions between the two countries which had arisen during the 1990s and early 2000s.[16][17]
Resignation
editIn June 2004, Jamali abruptly announced his resignation[18][19]on television after a three-hour meeting with Musharraf. There had been rumours of Jamali's strained relationship with Musharraf on the execution of government policies.[20]According to media reports, resignation became inevitable when Musharraf became unhappy with Jamali's performance and his failure to strongly endorse Musharraf's policies.[21]
TheMuttahida Majlis-e-Amalwas initially surprised;[22]the mainstream parties saw Jamali's resignation as "forced and [a] humiliation for democracy"[23]and "bad for the future".[24]With his surprise announcement, Jamali dissolved the cabinet and nominated his party's presidentShujaat Hussainas interim prime minister.[23]Weeks after his resignation, it was learned that it came as the result of deteriorating relations with Hussain.[23]
Post-prime ministership
editAfter resigning, Jamali pursued his passion forfield hockey.In 2004, he became president of thePakistan Hockey Federationand vowed to solve the problems facing the Pakistan Hockey Federation and revive thePakistan men's national field hockey team.He previously played forPunjab province,acted as Chief-de-Mission for the1984 Summer Olympicsand was chief selector for the national team.[25][26][27]
In 2008, he resigned as its president after the national hockey team performed poorly at the Olympic Games.[28]
In May 2013, he joined thePakistan Muslim League (N).[29]He remained a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 until his resignation in May 2018.[8][30]
In June 2018, he quit PML-N and joinedPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[31][32]
Death
editOn 29 November 2020, Jamali was admitted toArmed Forces Institute of Cardiologyand put on a ventilator after suffering acardiac arrest.[33]He died inRawalpindion 2 December 2020 at the age of 76.[34][35]On 3 December 2020, afterfuneral prayers,Jamali was laid to rest in his native village.[36]
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